Waldorf School Update

Edit: puppet show at Cedarbridge School is Jan 19 at 1:30 NOT 2 as originally stated. Also, the same puppet show is being offered at the Vernon Public Library on January 22 at 3pm, tickets available through the library (show is free but you need tickets).

This from Jen de Bourcier, regarding the Cedar Bridge Waldorf School near Lavington:

We have our occupancy permit from NORD!!! This is the big permit that has been holding us up. So, it is full steam ahead. We are taking applications for enrolement for preschool and kindergarten. The options are two days a week either Mon. & Tues. mornings, Wed. & Thurs. mornings or all four mornings a week for preschool. Kindergarten is four mornings a week. There is also after school care available until 3 pm. People can contact Emily @ 250 547-9351 for more information.
With Waldorf, there are certain commitments expected from the parents. The biggest one is that there is the expectation that the children will not be exposed to media especially tv. The other is that parent involvement is required for the sake of the child and also for optimal running of the school. Don't let this scare you, it is a wonderful community but this is an underlying theme.
There is going to be a puppet show performance at our school on Monday, January 19th at 2:00. It is open to the public and admission is by donation. The puppet shows are very magical. I thought this may appeal to some of the homeschooling families out there.
Also, our community is going to be holding monthly coffee houses to raise money for the school. The first one is on Friday Jan. 23rd at the school. I'm pretty sure it starts at 6:00 p.m.. There will be a light, healthy supper and goodies available for purchase. Children are welcome and parents are asked to please see that everyone maintains awareness and respect for performers. There will be a supervised playspace available. We are also looking for people who might be interested in performing. Any artform is welcome and must be in keeping with family friendly content. People can contact Rubeena Sandhu, our fundraising director, if they would like to participate. Her # is 250-260-6098.
One other thing that is being talked about is the possibility of a private waldorf grade one class next year. This would be a group of parents communally hiring a grade one Waldorf teacher to teach their children for 3 hrs. 5 days a week (mornings). This would consist of waldorf main lesson and different art forms. We have a teacher interested in coming here to work with us. We are putting out there to see if other families may be interested in this option. Kind of a half-way between homeschooling and school. This is not under the umbrella of Cedar Bridge School officially but we would be able to participate in festivals etc..
Please forward this to anyone who may be interested in any or all of these developments. 2009 is going to be a very exciting year!